Material World

Material World
Oh my...for someone like me...a lover of vintage and of fabrics/textiles...this would be a dream come true!

P.S. Click on "Material World" above for more photos and a write-up on this amazing find!

Elephants! First round is finished!

Elephants in the making!

These are the cut pieces waiting to be sewn up!

Process and tools of the trade!

Some of my collection of vintage fabric and trims that I am using to create the elephants!


I love my scraps! It's always hard to throw them away!

Keep an eye out...Will be posting pics of the first round of finished elephants soon!

Where It's At! The very first one for 2011! Dance the Soul Slide all night long!

Yes, it's been a looooong time since the last Where It's At! in 2010! Unfortunate for us, the last 4th Friday was cancelled because of Christmas Eve, BUT, we are back with a vengeance in 2011 with our boxes full of new tunes, as well as some of your old favorites! Come on down to Mad Dog in the Fog tonight for a night of Funky Soul and Soulful Disco! We'll keep ya dancing all night long! Always free and we start at 10pm. Join us for some great tunes, a pint or two from Mad Dog's extensive beer list or a classy glass of wine. We look forward to seeing ya tonight!

The Drifters- a quintuplet of nice oldies tunes

I grew up listening to these tunes and oh how I miss being able to hear them on a regular radio station. Thanks to Bill Gardner and his show "Rhapsody in Black" that is broadcast in the Los Angeles area on 90.7 KPFK, you can still find a 2 hour a week window on public radio that still plays them. Unfortunately for me, I no longer live in LA and I don't get to look forward to his show. ( http://www.kpfk.org/programs/140-rhapsodynblack.html) ...and so I thank Youtube for making all of these oldies still accessible!

And as for the Drifters...how many great songs did they grace us with?! Here are a few of my faves!

Kitchen Tip: Perfect Easy Peel Hard Boiled Eggs | Good Life Eats

I don't know why it's so hard to get eggs boiled just the right amount of time for an easy peel! Well, here's the answer! Think I'll try this today!!!
Kitchen Tip: Perfect Easy Peel Hard Boiled Eggs | Good Life Eats

Vintage Paper Fair ~ This weekend in SF!

This event looks like it could be a lot of fun! I know if I go, I'll be in lots of trouble with my pocketbook! haha!

My morning dose of Daily Candy shared this today.
What: Sift through antique postcards, photos, posters, and other printed memorabilia from the days long before Tumblr and Flickr.
Why: Hoarders — but in a good way.
When: Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Where: Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, Lincoln Way, at 9th Ave. (323-883-1702).

Admission is FREE! If you are not in SF, there is a show in February in Glendale, CA...so all of you SoCal folks can have a chance at all of this vintage paper goodness too!

http://www.vintagepaperfair.com/sanfran.htm

New Stuffy! plus a few additional items I've made...

New stuffy! I've been wanting to add a few new creatures to join my Owl stuffy and an elephant has always been on my mind, so here she is! This is a prototype so keep an eye out for the next generations! Eleflaunt!!!



I made this bag especially for my mom as one of her Christmas gifts. She grew up loving paper dolls and shared this love with me when I was a child. I was so excited when I found the yardage! The plaid with flocked bumble bees is a vintage fabric I've had in my collection for years and the pink and white with gold metallic ric rac is also vintage.


These are the 3 newest owls to fly into Leanna Lin's Wonderland in Los Angeles! Go visit...she's on Eagle Rock Blvd a block down from Colorado Blvd in the Eagle Rock neighborhood.

Family Photos...

Over Christmas weekend, I had a chance to visit my grandma. She will be 95 in a few short weeks. During our visit, she pulled out photos that she carries with her in her purse. A couple of them are very old, going back to the 40s and 50s. I didn't have a proper camera with me, but wanted to snap a pic of what she was showing to me, so I used my phone camera which doesn't come out all that good, but had to do. :)

The photos are of her in front of a merry go round, one of my great grandfather and my aunt as a child, one of my grandpa in front of the apartment building that he and my grandma managed in Hollywood in the 60s and 70s and one in 1953 of my grandpa and aunt at the farm where they lived in upstate New York.

James Brown gives you dancing lessons

Thank you Otis Lounge for posting this video...Fantastic!!!


www.OtisSF.com
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10100202330060965&set=a.10100202329921245.2844667.23407231#!/pages/Otis-Lounge/282668055260?v=info

It's the first day of 2011!

Wishing all of the best to each of you as you start this new year! Big hugs to everyone!